Welcome and Introduction to the workshop (Leif Laaksonen and Wolfgang Gentzsch)

14:30-18:00

Topic 1: Towards a European Grid Infrastructure.

It is our belief that we have successfully built local, national and community e-infrastructures until now, and might have got some good ideas on how to proceed on a European level. We want to share these ideas.

Dieter Kranzlmüller , Joh. Kepler University Linz, EGI CoordinatorA European Vision and Plan for a Common Grid Infrastructure

Steven Newhouse, Director OMII-UKUser requirements for and concerns about a European e-Infrastructure

Tony Hey , Corporate Vice President Microsoft, former Head of UK e-Science ProgrammeFrom research infrastructures to industry participation; a long way to go ?

Friday, April 20th, 2007

09:00-12:00

Topic 2: Sustainability for e-Infrastructures.

It is our belief that, to create a sustainable e-infrastructure for Europe, we have to consider economic and social aspects as well. We certainly want to learn from the experience of large institutions, industry, and the Internet.

Costas Courcoubetis, Dept. of Computer Science, Athens University of Economics and BusinessSharing policies and resource provisioning in Grids

Daniel Veit, Professor of Business Administration and Information Systems ? E-Business and E-Government, University of MannheimGrid Economy and Business Models; from Web to Grids

Neil Geddes, UK National Grid Service Building a sustainable European Grid Service; lessons learned from a national experience

John Wood, CEO CCLRC and ESFRI ChairA European roadmap for new, large-scale Research Infrastructures and the need for a common e-Infrastructure

12:00-13:00

Lunch buffet at EML

13:00-16:00

Topic 3: Bridging the gap between academia and industry.

It is our belief that a European e-infrastructure should be of interest for both research and industry. We want to learn when requirements are different and lead to different infrastructures, and when they are similar, so that research and industry can benefit from the same e-infrastructure.